Olympic Games 1996

IYRU Olympic Update

30 JULY 1996

FLASH QUOTES....

Silver medalist in the Men's Boards (Mistral), Carlos Espinola (ARG) said: "Physical preparation was the key, it was a very difficult regatta."

Hernan Bila, coach of Espinola (ARG), when asked about any prior strategy for the Olympic Games, he replied: "We did not plan to cover anyone. He just wanted to go out and win the race."

Takis Nikiforidis, coach of gold medal winner of the Men's Boards (Mistral), Nikolaos Kaklamanakis (GRE), "Nick has lived and breathed boardsailing the last four years. No one has worked harder than him. He deserves this."

Fernando Leon and Jose Ballester, Tornado gold medalists with a race to spare, while silver and bronze are left wide open to be decided in the eleventh and final race tomorrow.

Skipper Fernando Leon said, "I feel great. Now I can have a rest. We had it all wound up on the water."

Ballester said: "I feel the best feeling in the world. I'm not racing tomorrow. This is enough. It was a very hard event. Eleven races is too many. The opposition were very, very good. I feel the best in the world."

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